Constable Joseph H. Grant, Geneva Police Department, Illinois

Constable Joseph H. Grant

Geneva Police Department, Illinois

End of Watch Friday, August 28, 1885

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Joseph H. Grant

Constable Joseph Grant and Officer John McNett were shot and killed while transporting three burglary suspects to jail.

While the officers escorted the suspects, the men shot and killed both officers.

In 1899 a convict in Minnesota confessed to killing Officer Helms of Kansas, Officers Grant and McNett of Illinois, a woman in Geneva, Illinois and shooting a policeman in Guide Rock, Nebraska.

Constable Grant had served with the Geneva Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife and five children. He was a Civil War Veteran who served as a private with the 34th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A.

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Age 55
Tour 2 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Thursday, August 27, 1885
Weapon Handgun
Offender Not available

burglary, transport

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Constable Grant,
On today, the 140th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the Union Army as a member of the 34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

August 28, 2025